Cofone v. Westerly Hospital

Supreme Court of Rhode Island

Cofone v. Westerly Hospital

469 A.2d 369, 1983 R.I. LEXIS 1143

Supreme Court of Rhode Island·Decided November 17, 1983·No. No. 83-508-M.P.·Published

Opinion

ORDER

The petition for writ of certiorari is granted. Before transmitting the record to this court, however, the Superior Court is directed to conduct a hearing, and to make findings of fact and conclusions of law, on the issue of whether the Medical Staff Infection Control Committee of the Westerly Hospital is a “peer review board” as that term is defined in G.L.1956 (1976 Reenactment) § 5-37.1-l(j). Following said hearing, the record may be transmitted in accordance with the writ.

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ORDER

The petition for writ of certiorari is granted. Before transmitting the record to this court, however, the Superior Court is directed to conduct a hearing, and to make findings of fact and conclusions of law, on the issue of whether the Medical Staff Infection Control Committee of the Westerly Hospital is a “peer review board” as that term is defined in G.L.1956 (1976 Reenactment) § 5-37.1-l(j). Following said hearing, the record may be transmitted in accordance with the writ.

Cofone v. Westerly Hospital, 469 A.2d 369, 1983 R.I. LEXIS 1143 (R.I. 1983).

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